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My Reading Life: Top Reads for 2017

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been seeing favourite reads and best books lists popping up all over social media. So naturally, it’s made me contemplate what my favourite reads and best books are for the year, a task that I quickly realised, is no small undertaking. In an attempt to make this easier and as authentic as possible, I set myself some rules:

1. Has to be Australian 2. Has to have been published in 20173. Has to pop into my head without looking at Goodreads

The third rule relates directly to authenticity. If I can remember loving a book without any external reminder, then that’s one of the truest signs of a great book: that it sticks in your mind long after it’s been read.

So here’s my list of top books for 2017, in no particular order and with no apology for the number of titles included:

*The title of each is linked to my review*

A novel that will squeeze your heart and make you ugly cry as well as weep with joy:The Greatest Gift by Rachael Johns

A coming of age novel about fathers and their sons with some fascinating history thrown in:To Become a Whale by Ben Hobson

I haven’t read many of these, but there are quite a few here I’d love to read if I could find the time! I am determined though to read The choke – and have bought it so that’s a start. And I’ve just been given Bridget Crack for Christmas by my brother (from Tassie) so am keen to read it too. We’ll see!!